Menschis a German word for “human being”, but its Yiddish connotation far exceeds this definition. If you are a mensch, you are honest, fair, kind, and transparent, no matter whom you’re dealing with and who will ever know what you did. Bruna Martinuzzi, author ofThe Leader as a Mensch: Become the Kind of Person Others Want To Follow, compiled a list of ten ways to achieve menschdom. Here is Guy’s summary of her insights:

Always act with honesty.

Treat people who have wronged you with civility.

Fulfill your unkept promises from the past.

Help someone who can be of absolutely no use to you.

Suspend blame when something goes wrong and ask, “What can we learn?”

Hire people who are as smart as or smarter than you and give them opportunities for growth.